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    Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (34201908)

    Western Cape
    Card 1834
    Compiler 58
    Location code 34201908Botriviervlei: A1 Bridge to Benguela Cove (Western Cape)
    Start date 2005-12-03
    Season OOther
    Start time
    End time
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 659
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Water level still high in places, preventing access to shore.counters did not have a scope.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		180
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		40
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		170
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		140
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		150
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		40
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		840
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		410Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		480
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		50Probably Breeding
    169Harrier, Black
    (Circus maurus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2830
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		60
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		40
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		220
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		190
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		230
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		60
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		80
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		30


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 05:57
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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